Gold Mercury
International Patron
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1. How long has Gold Mercury been in existence? Gold Mercury was founded in 1961 in Rome by an association of journalists and academics that wanted to promote and reward good corporate and government initiatives in Italy in the areas of workers’ safety, production and health standards. By 1970 Gold Mercury had become an international organisation developing conferences and forums all over the world, involving world leaders in its governance and sustainability initiatives. Today Gold Mercury International is recognised as one of the most respected think tanks in the world and listed in the World Directory of Think Tanks by NIRA - The National Institute for Research Advancement of Japan. The Gold Mercury Awards are one of the most important international recognitions for great achievements in Global Governance and Visionary Leadership |
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2. What is the research focus of the organisation? Gold Mercury’s research agenda is centered on the theme of transforming Global Governance through Visionary Leadership. Within this agenda, key project and study areas include: |
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3. Which categories are the Gold Mercury Awards given in and how are winners chosen? Traditionally, Gold Mercury has awarded achievements in five main areas: Governance, Peace, Industry & Commerce, Media and Humanitarian work. In order to recognise outstanding achievements in today’s most relevant Global Governance challenge areas, Gold Mercury has revised the award categories, bringing the total number of categories to reflect our focus in eight Global Governance challenge areas. Our award categories are: The Gold Mercury Nomination Committee proposes candidates for nomination in each award category. The Executive Board reviews the nominations and writes a report of recommendation to the International Advisory Board who confirm the winners in each category. For more information please click here |
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4. What are the Global Governance Forums and where are they held? Gold Mercury organises Global Governance and Corporate Vision® Forums in conjunction with its consultancy unit, Corporate Vision Strategists, in order to discuss key issues surrounding the themes of visionary leadership, world trends, governance and sustainability. The purpose of our forums is to create a high-level networking platform that facilitates the sharing of information and offers a forum for the exchange of views on some of the most important global governance, business and sustainability issues of the day. Our forums vary in size. We have organized 3 day forums of over 2000 attendees from over 100 countries and also smaller 1 day forums of no more than 100 people. |
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5. Why a Vision Consultancy as part of the Organisation? Vision is the core component of any strategic planning initiative and corporate sustainability is the core differentiator for growth. Gold Mercury’s understanding of world affairs and global complexity since 1961 provides the cornerstone of our ability to advise on long term vision for corporate strategy and business through out consultancy unit, Corporate Vision Strategists. Our work with global leaders over the years has provided our organisation with great insights regarding vision and leadership in different times and amongst the most important figures in politics, society and business. Founded in 1990 by Eduardo and Nicolas De Santis, Corporate Vision Strategists is a for profit vision consultancy that funds the continued non-for profit activities of the global think tank, Gold Mercury. This strategy allows Gold Mercury to have financial independence and set its own global research and development agenda. In 1991, we created and registered Corporate Vision® –A think tank infused methodology and framework to provide vision consultancy and sustainability advisory to world organizations, corporations, leaders and society. We also develop Corporate Vision® projects pro-bono for special causes and issues. |
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6. What does the Gold Mercury Statue represent? Gold Mercury International & Corporate Vision Strategists adopt as their symbol the famous gold statue of the Roman and Greek god Mercury Hermes, the mythological messenger of the gods and patron of trade, commerce and travel. Believed to be inventor of all the arts, Mercury was regarded as a great mediator and able to reconcile disparate or contradictory beliefs by melding practices of various schools of thought. The original gold statue of Mercury was designed in circa 1564 by the Flemish sculptor Jean Boulogne. Our symbol represents our values of Visionary Leadership, excellence in governance and peace and cooperation through commerce. |
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7. What makes Gold Mercury different from other think tanks and awards? A. Our focus on VISION and VISIONARY LEADERSHIP. We have always looked forward into the future to create new ideas and value for our stakeholders. Long term VISION sits at the core of everything we do to improve governance and sustainable development. B. Many international organizations deal with the issue of Global Governance today. Gold Mercury offers a uniquely flexible approach to identifying and establishing partnerships across sectors. Central to this flexibility is a unique framework linking Gold Mercury and its consultancy unit, Corporate Vision Strategists, combining both the public and private approaches to achieve a balance between highly profiled project management and network building. This framework places Gold Mercury in a position to lead business and government in the direction of sustainable and responsible practice in the corporate and public world, generating concrete policy and corporate direction in the challenging and complex context of Global Governance. C. Our history as one of the oldest think tanks in existence provides us with a competitive breadth of experience in globalization and international affairs. Our founding commitment to improving Peace and co-operation through Global Governance, ethical leadership and sustainable development is as valid today as it was in 1961. D. We have always positioned our organization as a Meta Think Tank or a ‘think tank of think tanks’ that is able to bring together key players in the Global Governance landscape. With this collaborative and cooperative idea, and within a global platform, we unite the best thinking and ideas on the planet. E. The Gold Mercury Awards are one of the most important international recognitions for great achievements in Global Governance and Visionary Leadership. Winners are among the most recognised figures and institutions in world affairs, industry and society. F. The Gold Mercury International Advisory Board has continued to reflect the truly international nature of the organisation throughout the years and has included a number of distinguished individuals from the public and corporate world such as Boutros Boutros Ghali, former UN Secretary General, to Soihiro Honda, the founder of Honda Motor Co. |
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8. How are you truly an international organisation? Our Global Governance Model™ organises the world into eight global governance areas (or challenges), aligned with our Award categories. Across these eight areas, our Global Governance Network (Glogonet™) brings together specialists from around the world who are able to deliver real intelligence behind global problems and strategic insight into the impact of global change on global industries. Through Glogonet (our Global Governance Network) we are able to put together multidisciplinary project coalitions across nations, knowledge and cultures in our eight global governance areas. |
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9. How is Gold Mercury International financed? Gold Mercury International is financed by the De Santis family, corporate sponsors and its consultancy unit, Corporate Vision Strategists. As a non-profit organisation, Gold Mercury works with corporate and institutional partnerships to finance and develop its various projects, events and activities. |
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10. Where is Gold Mercury International's central office located? The Presidency of the organisation and award was originally located at the Centro Giornalistico Annali in Rome's Via Flaminia. The organisations’ headquarters were relocated to Mayfair, London in 1985. |
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11. How can I contact Gold Mercury? Gold Mercury International Corporate Vision Building 13 Chesterfield Street Mayfair London W1J 5JN United Kingdom Tel. +44 (0)20 7499 9286 Fax: +44 (0)20 7499 5671 enquiries@goldmercury.org |
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